Dozens dead in Channel tragedy, after inflatable boat sinks off French coast
By Helen Regan, Pierre Bairin, Dalal Mawad and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A young girl was among 27 people who drowned in bitterly cold waters off the coast of…
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Murder plots and threats from anti-vaxxers pose challenge for Germany’s new chancellor
CNN By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin tests experimental intranasal Covid-19 vaccine
CNN By Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has tested an experimental Covid-19 nasal vaccine that is not yet in…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin tests experimental intranasal Covid-19 vaccine
By Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has tested an experimental Covid-19 nasal vaccine that is not yet in…
Continue ReadingGermany’s incoming government unveils plans to legalize cannabis and phase out coal
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Three German political parties have sealed a deal for a new government, with left-leaning Olaf Scholz the proposed next…
Continue ReadingFearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy
By Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN The Ukrainian naval patrol boat “Kremenchuk” churns out into the gun-grey waters of the…
Continue ReadingFearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy
CNN By Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN The Ukrainian naval patrol boat “Kremenchuk” churns out into the gun-grey waters of…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader says he’ll lead troops on front lines against rebels
By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed has announced he will lead his country’s soldiers on…
Continue ReadingRudy Guede, convicted over the murder of Meredith Kercher, released from prison
By Hada Messia, CNN Rudy Guede, the only person to remain convicted over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, has been released…
Continue ReadingNewly-freed Sudan prime minister defends deal with military, says he made it to ‘avoid bloodshed’
By Becky Anderson, Eoin McSweeney, Zeena Saifi and Noon Salih, CNN Sudan’s newly reinstated prime minister told CNN on Tuesday that he…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister tests positive for Covid-19, forcing Belgium’s leader into isolation
By Xiaofei Xu and Sheena McKenzie, CNN France’s prime minister has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing five Belgian ministers to also go into…
Continue Reading12 children among 45 people killed in Bulgaria bus fire
By Radina Gigova, CNN and Reuters At least 45 people, including 12 children, were killed when their bus crashed and erupted in flames in Bulgaria…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Story by Reuters Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity…
Continue ReadingLobsters and crabs are sentient beings and shouldn’t be boiled alive, UK report says
By Katie Hunt, CNN Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK…
Continue ReadingBodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid
CNN By Cristiana Moisescu and Ben Wedeman, CNN “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front…
Continue ReadingBodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid
By Cristiana Moisescu and Ben Wedeman, CNN “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of…
Continue ReadingMaking Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
CNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the…
Continue ReadingResidents evacuated from Italian island Vulcano over carbon dioxide levels
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon…
Continue ReadingViolent clashes erupt during anti-lockdown demonstrations in Europe
By Rob Iddiols and Jo Shelley, CNN Protests in European countries against new Covid-19 restrictions turned violent over the weekend as cases continue…
Continue Reading70-year-old hunter in France suffers ‘serious’ injury after bear encounter
By Martin Goillandeau and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A 70-year-old man sustained a “serious leg injury” in southwestern France on Saturday after…
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